Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Author
Series
Yearbook volume 1954
Pub. Date
1954
Physical Desc
xii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Yearbook volume 1955
Pub. Date
1955
Physical Desc
xvi, 231 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Its Yearbook volume 1959
Pub. Date
1959
Physical Desc
x, 222 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Updated Second Edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 214 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this updated edition, Cathy Vatterott examines the role homework has played in the culture of schooling over the years; how such factors as family life, the media, and "homework gap" issues based on shifting demographics have affected the homework controversy; and what recent research as well as common sense tell us about the effects of homework on student learning. She also explores how the current homework debate has been reshaped by forces including...
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
4th Edition.
Physical Desc
ix, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In the decades since it was first introduced, Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences (MI) theory has transformed how people think about learning the world over. Educators using the theory have achieved remarkable success in helping all students, including those who learn in nontraditional ways, to navigate school (and life outside it) with confidence and success. Within the context of classroom instruction, no author besides Gardner has done more...
10) Creating the opportunity to learn: moving from research to practice to close the achievement gap
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
xiii, 231 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In Creating the Opportunity to Learn, Wade Boykin and Pedro Noguera help navigate the waters of evidence-based methodologies and chart a course toward closing (and eliminating) the academic achievement gap. The authors maintain that it is possible to close the gap by abandoning failed strategies, learning from successful schools, and simply doing more of what the research shows is most effective. --From publisher's description.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
x, 220 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In Learning Targets, Connie M. Moss and Susan M. Brookhart contend that improving student learning and achievement happens in the immediacy of an individual lesson -- what they call "today's lesson"--Or it doesn't happen at all. The key to making today's lesson meaningful? Learning targets. Written from students' point of view, a learning target describes a lesson-sized chunk of information and skills that students will come to know deeply. Each lesson's...
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
vi, 193 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Each year thousands of young children come to school without good early learning experiences and are unprepared for school learning activities. Others have experienced physical or emotional setbacks that make learning difficult and frustrating. In Preventing Early Learning Failure, expert educators describe practices that can help children find success in school.
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Physical Desc
vi, 136 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this book, Linda Lambert takes a close look at leadership in schools, which today involves far more than a single leader. The author defines leadership as the learning processes among participants in a community--processes that lead toward a shared sense of purpose. Leadership capacity refers to the breadth of participation in leadership and the depth of skill that teachers, administrators, parents, students, and community members bring to the...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
vii, 189 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work, Robert J. Marzano provides an in-depth exploration of what he calls "one of the most powerful weapons in a teacher's arsenal." An effective standards-based, formative assessment program can help to dramatically enhance student achievement throughout the K–12 system, Marzano says. Drawing from his own and others' extensive research, the author provides comprehensive answers to questions such as these:...
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xi, 159 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
What is a rubric? A rubric is a coherent set of criteria for student work that describes levels of performance quality. Sounds simple enough, right? Unfortunately, rubrics are commonly misunderstood and misused. The good news is that when rubrics are created and used correctly, they are strong tools that support and enhance classroom instruction and student learning. In this comprehensive guide, author Susan M. Brookhart identifies two essential components...
Author
Publisher
ASCD
Pub. Date
©2010.
Physical Desc
xxii, 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
The authors of Connecting Teachers, Students, and Standards provide a comprehensive framework for reaching and teaching English language learners, students from culturally diverse backgrounds, and students with disabilities.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on Eric Jensen's best-selling book, this program takes a look at schools and classrooms across the United States that are successfully improving the academic achievement and life readiness of their economically disadvantaged students. Explore schoolwide success factors that support the whole child and foster a school culture that refuses to let students fail.